CHARLOTTE-The retailing scene just south of Charlotte, around Matthews, NC and Pineville, NC, is installing more upscale retailers as old leases expire. This submarket had five million sf of retail at the end of the second quarter and a 7% vacancy rate compared to a citywide vacancy level of 10%.

BOSTON-Known for years as the home of the city's powerful Boston Coordinating Committee, the nine-story, 107,000-sf office building sold for $26 million, $16 million more than what it traded for three years ago.

PHOENIX-A long-awaited third runway opened on Thursday at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, the fifth busiest airport in the nation. The runway is expected to help ease delays.

DENVER-L.J. Melody & Co. has arranged $30 million in financing for the Breakers Apartments, the first new breed of luxury apartments in the Denver area. The financing is being provided through CIGNA to the Denver owners and developers.